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Champions League Review! Tuchel’s Chelsea best Atleti, Bayern blow past Lazio, Man City in cruise control against Gladbach, and Real Madrid out-hunt Atalanta Feb 25, 2021

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Taylor Rockwell, Ryan Bailey, and Joe Lowery review this week’s Champions League round of 16 games! From Simeone's 6-3-1 defensive block to Manchester City's confident dominance to a lovely game-winner from Ferland Mendy, Taylor, Ryan, and Joe cover more ground Mason Mount does whilst counterpressing.

1) Atlético Madrid vs. Chelsea

2) Lazio vs. Bayern Munich

3) Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Manchester City

4) Atalanta vs. Real Madrid

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Is Jesse Marsch overrated, why isn't there more La Liga coverage in the U.S., and many more listener questions w/Adam Snavely Feb 23, 2021

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On this episode, Joe is joined by the Baron himself, Adam Snavely, to answer your listener questions. You can find the questions below!

1) What does Liverpool's poor season tell us about the value of defensive players in soccer?

2) Do Americans overrate Jesse Marsch’s managerial ability?

3) With a few Americans on relegation-threatened teams, which one should we spend the most emotional energy trying to will to stay up?

4) Why is there so little coverage of La Liga in the United States?

5) What’s the deal with Charlotte FC selling Personal Seat Licenses?

6) Have European leagues ever gone through anything like MLS’s recent CBA negotiations?

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Weekend Review! Liverpool & Spurs in decline while Lukaku & Haaland look sublime! Feb 22, 2021

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Ryan Bailey, Taylor Rockwell and Graham Ruthven are here to take a look at the biggest games of the weekend!

0.00 - Liverpool vs. Everton: Klopp’s Top misery continued as Everton earned their first win at Anfield in a million years. What went wrong for the Reds?

24.25 - Arsenal vs. Manchester City: Pep Guardiola’s side continue to crush everything in their path—but the Gunners didn’t put up a great deal of resistance in this one.

33.15 - West Ham vs. Tottenham: David Moyes’ West Ham are the best team in London right now. Let that sink in as we discuss Jose Mourinho’s lack of structure—and ability to accept responsibility for his team's shortcomings.

46.09 - Milan vs. Inter Milan: It was the Romelu Lukaku Show at San Siro, where Antonio Conte set up his team perfectly for the win.

57.35 - Schalke vs. Dortmund: Over to the BuLi and the Rivierderby, in which Erling Haaland did things! Including his trademark terrifying bear celebrations!

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USA v Brazil: SheBelieves Cup tactical review and analysis w/ Jordan Angeli Feb 22, 2021

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No spoilers!

Taylor and Jordan review as much as possible from the USA's SheBelieves Cup match against a talented Brazil side, including starting lineups, goals, tactical adjustments, and much much more!

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Champions League preview: Atletico Madrid v Chelsea, Lazio v Bayern, Atalanta v Real Madrid, and Borussia Monchengladbach v Manchester City Feb 19, 2021

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Joe and Taylor preview each of the teams in next week's Champions League knockout round games, and Ryan keeps everything on track before we go straight into the weeds and do 25 minutes on the tactical nuances of a 3-5-2... which we would absolutely do.

Atletico Madrid v Chelsea: Suarez leads the way as Tuchel's side might spring a surprise or two

Lazio v Bayern: can anything stop Bayern Munich from conquering the known universe?

Atalanta v Real Madrid: how do you plan for chaos? Madrid fans will be hoping Zidane has answers

Borussia Monchengladbach v Manchester City: same question from above, except this time about Man City instead of Bayern Munich.

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Reviewing USWNT v Canada in the SheBelieves Cup w/ Jordan Angeli Feb 19, 2021

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Jordan Angeli makes her return to the show to discuss the USA's SheBelieves opener against Canada. What's the vibe in camp when you have so many high-profile competitors, what tactical wrinkles were most interesting, how Vlatko set the team up to try new things, and much much more! Plus, mandatory Debinha praise because she's just that good.

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Champions League Review! Haaland and Mbappe run wild, Messi gets riled, Juve are too mild! Feb 18, 2021

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Ryan Bailey, Taylor Rockwell and Joe Lowery come together to review this week’s Champions League games!

0.00 - RB Leipzig vs. Liverpool: The Reds earned a much-needed win in Budapest, where two Leipzig defensive errors made the difference.

18.53 - Barcelona vs. PSG: Barca are halfway to another 8-2 after Mauricio Pochettino out-coached his Dutch counterpart.

37.13 - Porto vs. Juventus: Sérgio Conceição caught Andrea Pirlo’s Juventus sleeping twice—and it seems the Italian hasn’t quite figured out how to structure his midfield.

57.15 - Sevilla vs. Borussia Dortmund: BvB oscillated between great and not-so-great in a thrilling encounter with Julen Lopetegui’s Sevilla!

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Previewing the 2021 SheBelieves Cup w/ Meredith Cash Feb 17, 2021

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Taylor talks with Meredith Cash (Business Insider) about the start of the 2021 SheBelieves Cup. Who didn't make the US roster, what lineup twists might we see from Vlatko, and just how exciting is Catarina Macario? We also take a look at the USWNT's opponents, wonder how Canada will get along with roughly half their first-choice squad missing, and get hyped to once again see Marta leading the way for Brazil. Plus, what's going wrong for Rose Lavelle at Man City, will the Mewis Sisters one day take over the world, and much more!

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Allocation Disorder: Details on MLS’s U22 initiative, an update on the primary transfer window, and Frankie Amaya's trade demand Feb 17, 2021

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On this episode of Allocation Disorder, Paul and Sam walk through some of the finer details related to Major League Soccer’s new U22 initiative before providing a quick update on MLS’s primary transfer window and chatting about Frankie Amaya’s trade demand.

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Americans abroad weekend review plus listener questions, including should more Americans be playing in Liga MX? Feb 16, 2021

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On this episode, Taylor and Joe analyze the performances of some talented Americans who played over in Europe this weekend and answer some listener questions. Why doesn't Yunus Musah play in central midfield for Valencia? How is John Brooks doing with Wolfsburg? Should more Americans play in Liga MX? Taylor and Joe answer those questions and many more.

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